The Royals cannot afford an injury to Perez as they try to stay in the divisional and wild card hunt. The 24-year-old ranks second amongst all catchers in WAR with 3.1, providing above-average offense (.759 OPS, good for a 107 OPS+) with excellent defense. Perez became an All-Star for the second consecutive season this July.

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